Raiders sign Watson, Hayden remains

Summary of 14 articles · Updated Jul 26, 2013

Hayden and Watson can come off the list at any time during training camp and pick up where they left off, once they pass a physical. The Raiders have said they expect Hayden to be ready for training camp. Hayden and tackle Menelik Watson, but they will ha… (more)ve to wait a little longer to get their top two 2013 draft picks on the practice field. While Hayden won’t be able to double dip if the Raiders cut him before the expiration of the four-year contract, pushing money into roster bonuses reduces the salary for which the Raiders would receive credit if, for example, Hayden is cut between the launch of camp and the start of the regular season. The Oakland Raiders have signed second-round pick Menelik Watson The tackle from Florida State was the final second-round pick to sign in the NFL. It’s less clear why Watson has wound up on the NFI list. The Raiders wrapped up contract negotiations with their rookie class in the last couple of days by signing first-round cornerback D.J.

D.J. Hayden cleared for practice, off NFI

Raiders first-rounder D.J. Hayden’s stay on the non-football injury list was a short one. According to CSNBayArea.com, Hayden was removed from the list Friday morning, and was on the field with the rest of his teammates for practice. He’ll be limited in…

PUP, NFI primarily a CYA device for NFL teams

Every year at this time we all get a refresher course on the physically unable to perform (PUP) and non-football injury/illness (NFI) lists. Which is good, because every year at this time I inevitably make a factual error or a bad assumption regarding t…

Top two Raiders picks on non-football injury list

The Raiders wrapped up contract negotiations with their rookie class in the last couple of days by signing first-round cornerback D.J. Hayden and tackle Menelik Watson, but they will have to wait a little longer to get their top two 2013 draft picks on …

Raiders ink Menelik Watson

The Oakland Raiders have signed second-round pick Menelik Watson. The tackle from Florida State was the final second-round pick to sign in the NFL. It is important that he got signed before the beginning of Oakland’s camp. The Raiders’ first practice is…